We hear about these terrible tragedies involving death, and we wonder why God doesn't do anything about it. One would hope that if God loves each of us unconditionally, he would protect us from all harm and keep us from experiencing horrible deaths...
Here's a story:
I was about five years old when my mom had her 3rd child, Emily. I don't remember too much about her, except that Mom had told us to watch over her because she was a special baby: she was born with Down Syndrome. Sadly, she passed away a few months after her birth. I still remember Mom walking out on the front porch to scream out at anyone who would hear her.
It's usually when someone suffers through the loss of a loved one that causes them to ask why God would allow something so devastating to happen. I remember asking my mom why God had let Emily die. I would wonder to myself, "Was Mom being punished for something?" or "...maybe he let her die because I did something bad." I never considered the possibility that it wasn't God's fault.
Here's a story:
I was about five years old when my mom had her 3rd child, Emily. I don't remember too much about her, except that Mom had told us to watch over her because she was a special baby: she was born with Down Syndrome. Sadly, she passed away a few months after her birth. I still remember Mom walking out on the front porch to scream out at anyone who would hear her.
It's usually when someone suffers through the loss of a loved one that causes them to ask why God would allow something so devastating to happen. I remember asking my mom why God had let Emily die. I would wonder to myself, "Was Mom being punished for something?" or "...maybe he let her die because I did something bad." I never considered the possibility that it wasn't God's fault.
Even though God sees each of us as a special work of art, our deaths do cause him pain. Keep in mind that God has seen it all, every death (even the gorey ones). And That makes him the judge of what gives us pain from the loss of a loved one, or even hearing about a sad tragedy involving someone who didn't deserve to die.
As we live our lives in this broken world, we need to realize that death is common. We shouldn't fear death, but look forward to it, as it is the only thing keeping us from Heaven.
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